Triceratops
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρί-, stem of τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + κέρατ-, stem of κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”)
Proper noun
†Triceratops m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopsidae – herbivorous dinosaurs, with a bony frill and three horns on its head.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Archosauromorpha - infraclass; Archosauria - division; Ornithodira - subsection; Dinosauria - superorder; †Ornithischia - order, Cerapoda - suborder, Ceratopsia - infraorder, Neoceratopsia - clade, Ceratopsoidea - superfamily, Ceratopsidae - family; Ceratopsinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Triceratops horridus, Triceratops prorsus - recognized species.
- See
Triceratops on WikispeciesWikispecies for species, both accepted and dubious.
References
Triceratops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Triceratops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Triceratops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Triceratops at Paleobiology Database
